I intentionally started my detox on Sunday. I am on Day 4 and this week I am preparing my body for a raw foods and juice detox. I have been eating mostly sautéed veggies, veggie wraps, sopas, black quinoa, frijoles peruanos, some nuezes, fruta, raw almond butter, hummus with seaweed snacks, peppermint tea, carrot ~ orange juice, and water (I bought most of the groceries at Mi Pueblo here in Oakland except for the almond butter and seaweed snacks. The products are accessible even en el Barrio cuz thats where i got them... in the hood of oakland, the Fruitvale district.. yes where they shot Oscar grant. Too Close to my house pero thats another story. More on what happened here. No excuses ey!)
Yesterday I had veggie wraps.
I see the colors and realize that something so green and so pretty looking has to be good for your body, oh no? My housemate asked me, "what kind of leaves are you using for the wraps"? and I was like, "um, I don't know, I was just touching them at the store and got the thickest one" (ahem, no sean cohin@s ok. I was not touching them in that way!!)
Bueno, I found out that they are collard green leaves. I sauteed cebolla and ajo with dill, cumin powder, thyme, black pepper, sage powder, and a little bit of sea salt. I added three kinds of chiles (serrano, and I will get back to you all on the other two .. i know one was orange and one was yellow) I also added nopales that I had boiled in water con ajo y sal separately and then drained in warm water to get rid of the slime. I also added calabazas mexicanas, calabazas verdes, kale, green beans, and lots of cilantro. I washed the leaf, spread some hummus on them for flavor and added the sauteed verduras on top of the leaf. I toped it off with some of that home made salsa verde y sas, listo pa' comer!
I also made some sopa de frijoles negros con hierba buena y sage leaves con poquita sal y chiles verdes pa darle saborsito (gracias a mi amiga Gloria for reminding me to add some chiles to the sopa de frijoles).
Pa tomar, I've been sticking to water. At night I have been drinking peppermint tea from Dr. Elena's garden Just Breathe Healing. I have some crystals that I add to the water for purification and spiritual reasons pero tambien cuz they make the water taste like agua de rio. I like to place the water on my altar and smudge it with sage before I drink it. Give thanks always for water. Its what sustains and nourishes our body ~
I didn't realize that I was buying and craving green foods a lot until I watched the documentary "The Quantum Activist." In it, they mentioned the heart chakra and its healing color green and it almost clicked instantly. I am originally from Morelia, Michoacan y Mexico City (saludos a la chilanga banda!). I grew up in East Los Angeles, lived in Tejas for two years, and I am currently living in Oakland. Lately, (well the last couple of months) I have been dealing with a lot of memories of migration, movement, and displacement. I miss home a lot while i'm finding a sense of comfort in what I am doing with my life.Y bueno, my heart chakra is asking for green foods to support its healing. Que bonito! The body works in fabulous ways to heal itself if we only cooperate with it and listen~notice its messages.
I hope you are all having a great week. Remember que cada momento es unico, no lo dejen hir sin amor ~
Saludos,
~bere
You can find out More about the Heart Chakra here.
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